stunning places I’ve been

I was thinking about passion the other day after having watched a show on TV and was wondering if I have any real passion at all in my life. I mean, I love a lot of stuff, fashion, cooking, decorating but I wouldn’t call it a “passion” so I kept having this thought in my mind… It took me a few days to realize that I do have one thing that I can call passion, one thing I’ve always had ever since I can remember, one truly inspiring passion: traveling.

Funny I didn’t think about it immediately (I have been a flight attendant after all and traveling on an almost daily basis was my job!) but I guess I didn’t realize because I am blessed enough to still be able to travel a lot (and to live in Europe where you can change country, culture and language within one hour flight). I decided to share some of my favorite places in the world with you because I am thankful for having seen all these wonderful places…

KOH PHI PHI, Thailand

Phi Phi Island is a great holiday escape only accessible by ferry from Phuket, car-free with an amazing nature and great (GREAT!) cocktailsmassages on white sandy beaches…

TOKYO, Japan

Ah Tokyo… I remember how I felt the very first time I landed in Narita (Tokyo’s biggest airport), it was like being on another planet. And then I met people and was lucky enough to be able to stay at a friend’s every time I was in Japan and traveled the country (Kyoto, Osaka, Kamakura, Mt-Fuji)… I really want to go back on day and have great memories there.

THE MALDIVES

When you are on the Maldives, you feel like paradise on earth does exist. It is like being in a gigantic aquarium where you can see baby-sharks, sting rays and parrot fishes swimming in the laguna on your way to breakfast. This is where I did my diving certificate, truly amazing…

ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE

The Atacama desert is probably the place I’ve visited that shook me the most, it was an unbelievable experience and I keep talking about it a lot. It has to do with the energy, the stories you hear about the desert, San Pedro de Atacama is a small village with on-off electricity (actually really funny when it happens for city gals like me using to be surrounded by technology all the time) located at 3800m over the sea and an unbelievable vibe. It is the only place I have been where I truly felt the energy of nature and walking back to the lodge under the Milky way every night remains one of the best moments of my life…

TULUM, Mexico

I love Mexico, I wrote about my last holidays here and here… Tulum is probably the most beautiful beach I have ever been and the combo live-music-beef-fajitas-on-the-beach made it one of the best holidays I’ve had.

CAPETOWN, South Africa

Here goes another destination I write about a lot… South Africa. This is where I celebrate my 30th birthday (picture below – reminds me I’m getting old…). I love Capetown and its surroundings, there’s something very true, very open and very magnificent about this country and I truly love it.